महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-107, verse-52

तथैव चेकितानोऽपि चित्रसेनमयोधयत् ।
तद्युद्धमासीत्सुमहत्तयोस्तत्र पराक्रमे ॥५२॥

52. tathaiva cekitāno'pi citrasenamayodhayat ,
tadyuddhamāsītsumahattayostatra parākrame.

52. tathā eva cekitānaḥ api citrasenam ayodhayat |
tat yuddham āsīt sumahat tayoḥ tatra parākrame

52. tathā eva cekitānaḥ api citrasenam ayodhayat.
tatra tayoḥ parākrame tat sumahat yuddham āsīt

52. And similarly, Chekitana also fought Citrasena. Their battle there was exceedingly great in valor.

Words meanings summery:

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, in the same manner (thus, so, in that way)

• एव (eva) - emphasizes the similarity, 'just so' (indeed, certainly, only, just, also)

• चेकितानः (cekitānaḥ) - Chekitana

• अपि (api) - implies reciprocity: 'he also fought' (also, even, too)

• चित्रसेनम् (citrasenam) - Citrasena

• अयोधयत् (ayodhayat) - he fought, he caused to fight

• तत् (tat) - refers to the battle just mentioned (that, this)

• युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle, fight, war

• आसीत् (āsīt) - it was

• सुमहत् (sumahat) - exceedingly great, very vast

• तयोः (tayoḥ) - referring to Chekitana and Citrasena (of those two, their)

• तत्र (tatra) - on the battlefield (there, in that place)

• पराक्रमे (parākrame) - in valor, in might, in prowess

Words meanings and morphology

तथा (tathā) - similarly, in the same manner (thus, so, in that way)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - emphasizes the similarity, 'just so' (indeed, certainly, only, just, also)

(indeclinable)

चेकितानः (cekitānaḥ) - Chekitana

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of cekitāna

cekitāna - name of a Yadava warrior

Note: Subject of 'ayodhayat'.

अपि (api) - implies reciprocity: 'he also fought' (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

चित्रसेनम् (citrasenam) - Citrasena

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of citrasena

citrasena - name of a warrior, son of Dhritarashtra

Note: Object of the verb 'ayodhayat'.

अयोधयत् (ayodhayat) - he fought, he caused to fight

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of yudh

Causative, Imperfect Active

From root yudh (युध्) 'to fight'. Causative form 'yodhayati'. Imperfect active 3rd singular.

Root: yudh (class 4)

तत् (tat) - refers to the battle just mentioned (that, this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, it

Note: Modifies 'yuddham'.

युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle, fight, war

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - battle, fight, war

Past Passive Participle (from yudh 'to fight')

From root yudh (युध्) 'to fight'.

Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: Subject of 'āsīt'.

आसीत् (āsīt) - it was

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of as

Imperfect Active

From root as (अस्) 'to be'. Imperfect active 3rd singular.

Root: as (class 2)

सुमहत् (sumahat) - exceedingly great, very vast

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sumahat

sumahat - exceedingly great, very large, immense

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+mahat)

• su – good, well, very, exceedingly
  indeclinable
• mahat – great, large, vast
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Modifies 'yuddham'.

तयोः (tayoḥ) - referring to Chekitana and Citrasena (of those two, their)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, this, it

Note: Possessive, referring to Chekitana and Citrasena.

तत्र (tatra) - on the battlefield (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

पराक्रमे (parākrame) - in valor, in might, in prowess

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of parākrama

parākrama - valor, might, prowess, strength

From root kram (क्रम्) 'to step, go' with upasarga parā (परा).

Prefix: parā

Root: kram (class 1)

Note: Indicates the sphere or aspect in which the battle was great.